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HP Sets Cloud, WebOS and Analytics as Top Strategic Priorities
SAN FRANCISCO—In his first meet-the-press-and-analyst conference, new Hewlett-Packard chief executive Leo Apotheker on March 14 laid out in both general and in specific terms where he wants to take the IT giant in the next two years. In the process, Apotheker revealed that HP is about to roll out a new platform-as-a-service business for cloud…
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HP CEO Apotheker To Reveal Strategy Ahead
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is expected to unveil a plan that emphasizes software over hardware in a move that could send its shares significantly higher, according to a report in Barron’s financial newspaper. HP, which has lagged behind rivals in the software business, is likely to increase its software holdings through acquisitions, according to…
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Cisco Partner Summit: Cloud, Video, Virtualization and More
As usual, Cisco Systems’ (NASDAQ:CSCO) annual partner conference was a busy, information-packed week that included new program and product announcements, as well as much guidance on the company’s road map and strategies for the coming year. The theme for this year was “impact.” “Impact is really all about making a difference, first and foremost, about…
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HP Denies Report Its PC Business Is for Sale
Hewlett-Packard officials have moved quickly to stamp out rumors that the company was planning to sell its PC business. In a terse two-paragraph statement issued March 10, Bill Wohl, HP’s senior vice president and chief communications officer, said the rumors were unfounded and illogical, and took aim at the source of the rumors. "Irresponsible reporting…
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Dell, Opscode and Rackspace Demo OpenStack Cloud
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Dell, Opscode and Rackspace on March 9 demonstrated what they described as the first fully automated provisioning of a multinode OpenStack cloud, a new de facto cloud operating system. The demo was staged during an OpenStack gathering at the third annual Cloud Connect conference here at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The demonstration…